King County Executive accuses city of Burien of 'lease scheme' to evict people from homeless encampment
The King County Executive's General Counsel sent a strong warning to the City of Burien concerning a plot of land on SW 152nd St. and 6th Ave SW. where a homeless encampment has been growing for nearly two months.
Inslee signs law allowing duplexes, fourplexes
At a time of soaring home prices, rising homelessness and a housing crisis in Washington that will require 1 million homes over the next two-plus decades to keep up with population growth, Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday signed a law legalizing duplexes and fourplexes in most neighborhoods in nearly every city to increase the state's housing supply.
Seattle caps late rent fees at $10 per month
Seattle City Council passed a new law capping rental late fees at just $10 per month.
You need to make this much to be 'middle class' in Seattle
In one Washington city, you're middle class even if you make $220,000.
Senate OKs bill allowing duplexes, fourplexes in Washington
A key housing bill that would legalize duplexes and fourplexes in most neighborhoods in nearly every Washington city has been approved by the state Senate.
Tacoma woman accused of flooding her apartment, causing millions in damage & displacing dozens
Dozens of people on fixed incomes need to find a new place to stay after police said one of their neighbors destroyed a pipe in their Tacoma apartment complex, causing $2 million in damage.
Zillow: Months after U.S. housing market peak, Seattle area has 15 'million-dollar' cities
Since the July 2022 housing market peak, the U.S. has lost 58 ‘million-dollar’ cities, where the typical home value is $1 million or more—but according to Zillow, that's hardly the case for cities in the Seattle area.
Olympia City Council to approve agreement on large affordable housing development plan
During Tuesday’s City of Olympia City Council meeting, members approved an agreement with South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity to build 123 affordable housing units.
Washington House passes bill that would legalize duplexes, fourplexes
The Washington State House of Representatives has passed a bill that would allow for the construction of duplexes and fourplexes in most neighborhoods.
Bill to legalize duplexes, fourplexes in Washington advances
A bill that would legalize duplexes and fourplexes in most neighborhoods in nearly every Washington city has cleared another committee in the state Legislature.
America is more rent-burdened than ever: These cities take the biggest chunk of your budget
Renters in these U.S. cities pay, on average, more than 30% of their income in rent.
Redfin to cut another 13% of workforce, shutter RedfinNow
Online real estate broker Redfin is cutting 862 employees and shutting down its instant-cash-offer subsidiary RedfinNow, another casualty of two-decade high interest rates stoked by the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation.
These are the top 10 U.S. cities with the biggest homes
A new housing report finds that cities with stable job markets and a low cost of living factor into homebuyers' demand for bigger homes.
More than $17M awarded to develop affordable housing across Pierce County
Despite inflation fears, Tacoma will need nearly 10,000 houses ‘For Sale’ to meet expected demand over the next three years, according to the latest forecast from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The department also predicts only 1,300 new homes will be built in that same period.
Affordable housing plan to go before Seattle voters
Next year people in Seattle will decide whether the city should set up a public developer to create affordable housing.
Several families face eviction from Puyallup over plans for new apartment complex
Dozens of families are facing eviction at Meridian Mobile Estates in Puyallup to make room for the development of more than 200 new apartments.
Mortgage company owned by Warren Buffet discriminated against Black homebuyers, DOJ says
The Justice Department alleges that employees of the company made racist comments about making loans to Black homebuyers, calling some neighborhoods “ghettos.”
Cooling housing market prompts layoffs at Redfin
Redfin, the Seattle-based real estate brokerage, says it will lay off 8% of its employees as the housing market cools off.
Zillow: 2 WA cities among most popular markets; more balanced housing market around the corner
Woodinville and Edmonds are among Zillow’s most popular markets of early 2022.
Mortgage demand plummets as interest rates hover near 13-year high
Homebuyer demand for mortgages tumbled last week as the average interest rate on the most popular U.S. home loan hovered near a 13-year high, a sign the red-hot housing market may be starting to cool off, according to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association.